Some BMWs are shipping without Android Auto or CarPlay to avoid delays

Thanks to the ongoing chip shortage, BMW is quickly delivery some vehicles without having aid for Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, according to report from Automotive News Europe (which we discovered by 9to5 Google). In accordance to a statement the firm gave to Automotive News Europe, BMW has modified suppliers and begun using a chip that does not absolutely assistance Android Automobile or CarPlay. As a end result, the enterprise continued in its statement, afflicted cars will receive an above-the-air software program update by “the end of June at the most up-to-date.”

As 9to5Google notes, you can check out if your not long ago procured car or truck is impacted by checking for “6P1” in the car’s manufacturing code. It also looks that all of the vehicles in dilemma were produced in the initial 4 months of 2022, and have final places in the US, France, Italy, Spain and the Uk.

This is not the initially time that BMW has shipped automobiles lacking selected non-crucial capabilities in order to avoid shipping and delivery delays. Very last fall, the corporation omitted touchscreen functions from some cars, also owing to the world-wide chip scarcity. And BMW is barely the only automaker to take this tack possibly. Last tumble, close to the exact time BMW was grappling with the touchscreen concern, Tesla made a decision to ship some autos with no USB ports. Then, before this yr, Ford, shipped some Explorer SUVs with out rear climate controls.

In the situation of BMW’s missing Android Automobile and CarPlay assistance, it could be even worse. As Automotive News Europe notes, when Mercedes-Benz was confronted with a comparable problem, it selected not to consist of the requisite chips in some automobiles, at which position buyers would be forced to bring their cars and trucks into a ship to have them set up later.